Japanese police searched the home of the suspect who attacked Fumio Kishida and confirmed there were no dangerous explosives.

[Japanese police searched the home of the suspect in an attack on Fumio Kishida to confirm that there were no dangerous explosives]-on 15 April local time, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was preparing to give a speech at an electioneering event in Wakayama Prefecture. A man threw barrel explosives, and there was an explosion at the scene. Japanese police arrested the man on suspicion of obstructing official duties and launched an investigation into the incident. Japanese media reported that the police searched the residence of suspect Takeshi Kimura in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture in the early morning of the 16th local time, and the explosive ordnance disposal team confirmed that there were no dangerous explosives in the residence, so the shelter warning for nearby residents was lifted.